News and updates from WASTE advisers on urban environment and development

Editorial

WASTE celebrates its 30th anniversary this month. 30 years of working in the urban setting in more than 50 countries around the world. During these 30 years much has changed and we have taken some time to reflect on our past, while at the same time we are focusing on new challenges and projects. Our young project SAWI for instance, has just launched its own dedicated website. The FINISH programme in India has o be successful and the concept is now being implemented in Kenya. Also SAWI our new project,. Our interns have delivered some interesting products, which can be made good use of in our work.
This bulletin gives a short overview on some of these issues.

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SAWI website now online!

SAWI connects sanitation supply and demand, with the specific focus to match ‘western sanitation technologies’ with sanitation demand in low and middle income markets in Africa, Asian or Latin American countries. To accelerate innovation in sanitation markets the Sanitation Window (SAWI) was established in cooperation with WASTE and Aqua for All.

A dedicated website has been set up to explain more about the services SAWI can offer. We invite you to have a look, especially if you are a European company offering a sanitation solution and you are interested to explore the emerging markets! Or if you are a company in an 'emerging market' country with a demand around sanitation and you are interested in technologies, products and services.

Are you a European company offering a sanitation solution and interested in exploring your opportunities in emerging markets? - See more at: http://www.sanitationwindow.com/5-steps-idea-implementation#sthash.eBnkiAqi.dpuf

Are you a European company offering a sanitation solution and interested in exploring your opportunities in emerging markets? - See more at: http://www.sanitationwindow.com/5-steps-idea-implementation#sthash.eBnkiAqi.dpuf

Are you a European company offering a sanitation solution and interested in exploring your opportunities in emerging markets? - See more at: http://www.sanitationwindow.com/5-steps-idea-implementation#sthash.eBnkiAqi.dpuf

Two contests

S(P)EEDKITS and FINNISH two big projects have each organised a contest to get new and fresh ideas in their work.

Do you have a brilliant design for the perfect toilet unit for emergency situations?
Or do you have the best business plan in sanitation for India?
Follow the links for more information.

WASTE's annual report 2012 is available

The report offers a short overview of the activities that took place last year. Not only listing the projects and programmes WASTE has been involved in, but also changes which occurred in the organisation.
Read more (http://waste.nl/en/annual-reports)

Rwenzori Urban Sanitation and Waste Programme, Uganda

In June the RUSWP consortium was founded. A consortium within the WASH Programme with the aim to increase sustainable access to and use of sanitation services and improved hygiene practices in the Rwenzori area in Uganda.

Emergency Raised Latrine new design

Within the S(P)EEDKITS programme, WASTE is responsible for the realisation of improved latrines to be used in emergency areas. Based on a set of requirements our intern Bram de Vries has made a couple of concepts for the partners in the programme to assess.

From NGO to For Profit

The FINISH programme working on upscaling sanitation in India is quite successful, and wishes to continue it's work after the programme ends in spring 2016. The actual execution of the programme is in hands of the FINISH Society, which is an NGO.
To ensure continuity our intern Stefanie Simon has written a business plan based on Public Private Partnership to enable future revenues for further upscaling of sanitation in India.